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Gunnery sergeant
Gunnery sergeant insignia
Country
United States
Service branch
United States Marine Corps
Abbreviation
GySgt
Rank group
Non-commissioned officer
NATO rank code
OR-7
Pay grade
E-7
Formation
March 3, 1899; 125 years ago (March 3, 1899)
Next higher rank
Master sergeant
Next lower rank
Staff sergeant
Equivalent ranks
Sergeant first class (USA)
Chief petty officer (USN & USCG)
Master sergeant (USAF & USSF)
Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt) is the seventh enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, above staff sergeant and below master sergeant and first sergeant, and is a senior non-commissioned officer (SNCO). It has a pay grade of E-7.
The gunnery sergeant insignia consists of two M1 Garands centered vertically between three chevrons and two rockers.
GunnerySergeant (GySgt) is the seventh enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, above staff sergeant and below master sergeant and first sergeant...
Master gunnerysergeant (MGySgt) is the 9th and highest enlisted grade in the United States Marine Corps. Master gunnerysergeants are senior staff non-commissioned...
above gunnerysergeant and below master gunnerysergeant, sergeant major, and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps. It is equal in grade to first sergeant, and...
are often variations on sergeant, for example staff sergeant, gunnerysergeant, master sergeant, first sergeant, and sergeant major. In many nations and...
(November 4, 1916 – February 19, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps gunnerysergeant who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle for Henderson...
a gunnerysergeant serving as platoon sergeant. When there is a shortage of gunnerysergeants, they may be assigned to a billet of platoon sergeant or...
"Joker" and "Pyle," who struggle under their abusive drill instructor, GunnerySergeant Hartman. The second half portrays the experiences of Joker and other...
and ranks above gunnery sergeant and below sergeant major and master gunnerysergeant. It is equal in grade to master sergeant (E8), although the two ranks...
The rank gunnerysergeant replaced it and elevated to E-7 after the reorganization of grades in 1959.[citation needed] Technical sergeant insignia, U...
June 28, 1974) was an American actor best remembered for his role as GunnerySergeant Vince Carter on the CBS television series Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.. Born...
responsibilities. Gunnerysergeants (E-7) indicate on their annual evaluations (called "fitness reports") their preferred promotional track: master sergeant or first...
primary trainer and the person Reckless was closest to was platoon GunnerySergeant Joseph Latham. Private First Class Monroe Coleman was her primary caretaker...
comic foil to the hard-nosed drill instructor (later platoon sergeant) GunnerySergeant Vince Carter, played by Frank Sutton. Both series also included...
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the Staff Sergeant Bob Barnes in Platoon (1986). He is also known for playing Jake Taylor...
Marine Corps, sergeant major is the ninth and highest enlisted rank, just above first sergeant, and equal in pay grade to master gunnerysergeant, although...
San Diego) or series gunnerysergeants (MCRD Parris Island), DI school instructors, company first sergeants, or battalion sergeants major. While in drill...
Marine Corps, sergeant major is the ninth and highest enlisted rank, just above first sergeant, and equal in grade to master gunnerysergeant, although the...
long-range sniping came to fruition in the Vietnam War. US Marine GunnerySergeant Carlos Hathcock held the record from 1967 to 2002 at 2,286 m (2,500 yd)...
January 2000 to October 2002, as a gunnerysergeant, LeHew returned to Camp LeJeune for duty as a platoon sergeant with Company D, 2nd Assault Amphibian...
the night of October 24, 1915, during the Battle of Fort Dipitie, GunnerySergeant Daly was on patrol with a detachment of three squads of the 15th Company...
enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps; he retired from the Marine Corps as a GunnerySergeant after following in his father's footsteps as a shooter and became a...